Okay, so I know it's not even February yet and I promise to, despite all my girly desires, limit the amount of Valentine posts that come across this blog... but I saw these on Poppytalk and love them too much. {by Michelle Brusegaard - a great etsy shop}

January 21, 2009

I like Sandra Juto’s photography. A lot. She shoots a lot of light, text, and streets, which are very much my style. She lives in Sweden, she travels, she has a cute man and a cool blog. I think we could be friends. {photographs copyright Sandra Juto}

January 19, 2009

Taschen is one of those publishing houses that consistently churns out colorful, glossy coffee table books. At $10 a pop, their well-compiled Icon books are a great little source for inspiration. I just picked up this one, and love the shapes, colors, and patterns... and now want to travel there more than ever! {author: Christiane Reiter, editor: Angelika Taschen}

January 14, 2009

Given my aforementioned love for Jamie Oliver, it should come as no surprise that I am quite taken with the packaging of his products, especially these sea salts. I first spotted these on oh joy and think they would make the cutest gifts! {Images and designs by Pearlfisher for Jamie Oliver}

In my only attempt to recap the last year, I thought I would share the albums that I would deem as my personal favorites of the year. If you haven't had a listen, I would (obviously) recommend them all! {All photos via Amazon}

January 8, 2009

One of the new things I was so pleased to see on my trip to the UK is that Jamie Oliver now has a magazine, Jamie, which just released its first issue. I can proudly say that it was my boyfriend who first turned me on to Jamie Oliver a while ago, and now I'm hooked. I completely love his recipes and for the first time ever, I really enjoy watching a cooking show. {Images copyright Jamie Magazine Dec 08/Jan 09}

January 7, 2009

This year I managed to receive two lovely little calendars from those who know me best... My usual Cavallinivintage calendar (have you seen the farmer's market one?), and the adorable double-sided one above from Egg Press. {Images copyright Egg Press}

I have so many blogging ideas backlogged up in my mind that I hope I am able to get them all out and post a little more this year. Looking through all my saved images from the year, I realized that I posted just about half of the ideas I had intended to. May need to start a Tumblr account to get them all flowing....